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The Pigment integrated business planning platform is modeling-centric and can support most financial and operational planning requirements. It combines the flexibility of a fully customizable platform with use-case specific solutions that are based on best practices and include their own organization charts, templates, and reports. With a focus on Finance, Sales, and HR current solutions include revenue planning, one-click what-if scenario planning, workforce planning with organization chart visualization, sales capacity, territory and quota planning, supply chain planning, and carbon accounting. The guiding vision is to make the planning and reporting process intuitive, integrated, and adaptable. See detailed ratings and compare to Planful, Anaplan or other vendors >>>
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Wholesale
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BPM Partners First Look: Pigment
BPM Partners Pigment Expands into Sales Performance Management
BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Pigment R
BPM Partners Pigment a Key Competitor in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Forrester Sales Performance Management Landscape R
Forrester Total Economic Impact: Pigment R
Gartner 2024 Market Guide for Extended Planning and Analysis Solutions R
Gartner Pigment a Visionary in 2024 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
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2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Pigment Reviewed as Core Vendor R
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JustPerform from insightsoftware delivers a unified platform with a process-first approach, intuitive user experience, and strong governance capabilities. It is designed to be an all-in-one financial performance companion and supports a range of use cases: Extended Planning and Analysis unites Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR and Marketing, Financial Close – streamlines the Close, Management Reporting, and Disclosure Management processes, Profitability Analysis – delivers granular analysis across products, projects, customers, and channels, and ESG Reporting – compliant and self-service reporting with ESG frameworks. See detailed ratings and compare to Anaplan, SAP, or other vendors >>>
Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Shipping & Logistics, Real Estate, Telco, Transportation, Higher Education
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BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for JustPerform R
BPM Partners JustPerform a Challenger in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Equip Your Finance Team to Lead Strategically and Survive the Chaos R
Global CPM Trends and Priorities Report 2025 R
JustPerform – the Unified Planning, Financial Close and Reporting Platform S
How to Bring Speed, Accuracy, and Auditability to Consolidation S
Agile Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting with JustPerform S
9 Reasons to Move Away from Legacy EPM S
Understanding insightsoftware’s Acquisition of JustPerform
Key Factors to Consider Before Investing in Finance Technology
Overcoming Excel-based Consolidation Challenges
Tips to Upgrade from Excel to a Cloud Financial Close Solution
Tackling the Pitfalls of ERP-based Consolidation
4 Major Challenges in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Bid Goodbye to These Practices for Agile Planning & Budgeting
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Acterys turns Power BI into an enterprise planning solution as it fully leverages Microsoft technologies to deliver dynamic financial and operational planning capabilities along with consolidation and advanced analytics on a single platform. The focus is on addressing the full-range of extended planning and analysis requirements. Solutions are quickly generated from a range of source systems, leveraging automated integration which creates the appropriate data warehouse structure. Intelligent planning capabilities include constraint satisfaction, plan optimization, landing cost simulation, and goal-seeking. See detailed ratings and compare to deFacto, Vena, or other vendors >>>
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Hospitality, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Technology
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BPI FP&A Market Guide: Acterys Vendor Spotlight
BPM Partners 2023 Vendor Snapshot for Acterys R
BPM Partners Acterys a Key Competitor in 2023 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Acterys 2022 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Profile Edition
Gartner Acterys 2022 Cool Vendor in Finance
SoftwareReviews Acterys an EPM Emotional Footprint Champion R
Top Rated Budgeting, Planning, Consolidation, Reporting Vendors for 2022
Acterys Recognized as Top-Rated Vendor in 2022 BPM Pulse Research
A Smarter Data-Driven Approach to ESG Implementation and Reporting
The Latest Trends in Performance Management
Microsoft Customer Story: Acterys + Azure + Power BI
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The Place finance platform supports the entire company and is designed specifically for SaaS businesses. It combines forecasting and planning with SaaS customer subscription management, billing, and revenue recognition capabilities, layered with reporting and analytics for the entire corporate revenue and expense lifecycle. Solutions available on this platform include Forecasting & Planning and Revenue & Billing. Place is built upon the Salesforce Platform to deliver these solutions in a flexible cloud environment that provides a single location for direct access to the latest transactional data in real-time. See detailed ratings and compare to XLerant, Centage, or other vendors >>>
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SaaS Businesses
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BPM Partners 2022 Vendor Snapshot for Place R
G2 Crowd Reviews and Ratings
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Top Rated Budgeting, Planning, Consolidation, Reporting Vendors for 2022
3 Trends for SaaS CFOs to Watch in 2022
Place Technology Enhances Financial Forecasting Solution
How Place Technology is Empowering SMBs with Flexible, Accurate Financial Forecasts
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Fluence is now an Anaplan company. The Fluence Close-to-Disclose platform is a cloud-based consolidation-first solution that includes Fluence Account Reconciliation, Fluence Consolidation with out-of-the-box consolidation models and calculations, close management, Fluence Disclosure Management, no-coding administration, drag-and-drop workflow, drop-down rules, time-based calculations and support for audit and movement visibility. Advanced capabilities are available for acquisitions/ disposals, discontinued operations, allocations, proportionate consolidation, related party disclosures, simulations and what-if analysis. FluenceXL provides self-service Excel-based reporting and ad hoc analytics that is available as part of the solution or standalone. See more details and compare to Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik), Planful, or other vendors >>>
** This vendor was acquired by Anaplan in May of 2024. Please visit our Anaplan page for the latest information. **
Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Software
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BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Anaplan/Fluence R
BPM Partners Anaplan/Fluence a Leader in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Fluence 2023 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition
BPM Partners Fluence Acquires XLCubed
Dresner Advisory 2022 Wisdom of Crowds BI Study – XLCubed R
Gartner Fluence a Challenger in 2023 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant
Nucleus Research The Financial Consolidation & Close Solution ROI Framework R
Nucleus Research Fluence Customers Slash the Monthly Close by 90% R
Ventana Research Fluence Offers Streamlined Financial Close
The Pulse of Financial Close and Consolidation R
Why Not Me? Improving Management Reporting for the Mid-Market R
How the Anaplan Acquisition of Fluence Will Change the CPM Market
New Performance Management Leaders 2023
Financial Consolidation, Close, and Reporting: Challenges and Priorities
Focused Acquisition: Sturnis365
6 Must-Haves for a Modern Financial Close Solution
The Performance Management Gold Rush
5 Paths to Agility with Financial Reporting Software
Anaplan Announces Agreement to Acquire Fluence Technologies
Fluence and Avant Group Corp Join Forces to Transform Office of Finance in Japan
Fluence Partners with Pigment for Business Planning
Fluence Achieves Third Consecutive Year of Record Growth
Fluence Acquires Sturnis365 for Disclosure Management and Narrative Reporting
Fluence Adds Account Reconciliation and Matching
Fluence Acquires XLCubed for Excel-centric Financial Reporting and Analysis
Fluence Raises $10 Million, Adds Industry Veteran Michael Morrison as CEO
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The Planful Platform is a unified solution for Financial Performance Management, combining purpose-built applications with embedded AI to help finance, accounting, and business teams collaborate, automate, and accelerate planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. The Budget Manager Experience provides a role-based interface for users outside of Finance to easily access just the information they need. A Power BI connector provides live access to Planful data and a native Snowflake connector syncs Planful data in real-time. A suite of persona-based assistants for Planful AI, including Analyst, Planner, and Controller automate key tasks. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, Vena or other vendors >>>
Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Technology
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BARC Score Financial Performance Management R
BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Planful R
BPM Partners Planful a Key Competitor in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Constellation Research 2024 ShortList Cloud-Based Planning Platforms
Dresner Advisory 2023 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Study R
Gartner Planful a Challenger in 2025 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Nucleus Research Planful a Leader in 2022 CPM Value Matrix
Global CPM Trends and Priorities Report 2025 R
How Consolidation Functionality Benefits Budgeting and Planning
Cloud-based Financial Consolidation and Reporting Addresses Challenges
Cloud-based Modeling Helps Operations to Manage Performance and Plan the Future
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Planful Reviewed as ‘Core Vendor’ R
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Board’s Intelligent Planning platform is designed to enable companies to manage and control their entire planning process from goal setting down to operational execution in one intuitive, flexible, and scalable environment. The solution combines budgeting, planning, predictive forecasting, simulation, reporting, analysis, and consolidation and close capabilities. Board has an Office of Finance focus, with added value capabilities in the areas of supply chain and retail. The overall goal is to enable organizations to discover actionable insights that will help drive better business decisions. See detailed ratings and compare to IBM, Oracle or other vendors >>>
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Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Professional Services, Restaurant Services, Retail
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BARC The Planning Survey 24 R
BPM Partners Vendor Snapshot for Board R
Gartner Board a Leader in 2023 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Nucleus Research 2023 CPM Value Matrix R
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Unit4 FP&A is a flexible, no code/low code platform for planning and analytics designed to connect operations and strategy. It provides a full range of integrated performance management capabilities powered by AI for budgeting, planning (financial, sales, HR, project, risk), forecasting, profitability analysis, financial statutory consolidation, and reporting. Workforce Planning with analytics complements salary planning with an operational focus. Also included are self-service business intelligence capabilities for data visualization, dashboards, and predictive analytics. Reporting features are available that support storytelling as well as the consistent design approach of International Business Communications Standards. Direct integration is available with Unit4 ERP, ERPx, Unit4 Financials by CODA and Snowflake. Unit4 has a vertical focus on: Public Sector, Professional Services, Not-for-Profit, and Higher Education. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, Vena or other vendors >>>
Energy, Government, Higher Education, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Utilities
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BARC 2023 Planning Survey
BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Unit4 R
BPM Partners Unit4 a Key Competitor in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Dresner Advisory 2021 Wisdom of Crowds Consolidation Study R
Dresner Advisory 2023 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Study R
IDC Unit4 a Major Player in Marketscape for Cloud EPM 2020
Ventana Research Unit4 Democratizes Agile, Data-Driven, Decision-Making
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Unit4 Reviewed as Core Vendor R
How to Navigate CPM Market Dynamics in 2025 R
How Evolving FP&A Trends Can Help You Navigate Through Uncertainty R
The Journey to FP&A Excellence R
How to Choose the Right FP&A Solution for Your Business
Why Do You Need a Budget Management, Planning and Reporting Solution? R
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The Vena AI-Powered Complete FP&A Platform, natively integrated and synchronized with Microsoft 365, is designed to streamline financial and operational planning. Vena’s platform amplifies the value of Microsoft Excel and 365 productivity and analytical tools by combining it with the control and scale of its centralized in-memory Vena CubeFLEX™ database and collaborative workflows. Vena addresses the full spectrum of financial planning and forecasting, extended planning including revenue and sales planning, and goes beyond planning with financial consolidations, account reconciliations, tax provisioning, ESG management, and more. Vena Insights leverages Microsoft Power BI fully embedded and productized in the Vena platform and Vena Copilot is Vena’s Agentic AI technology purpose-built for FP&A use cases. See detailed ratings and compare to Workday Adaptive Planning, Planful or other vendors >>>
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Services
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BARC The Planning Survey 24 R
BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Vena R
BPM Partners Vena a Leader in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Vena 2023 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Nucleus Research Vena a Leader in 2023 CPM Value Matrix
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Vena Reviewed as Core Vendor R
CFO Show Podcast: The State of Strategic Finance 2025
Livestream: The Annual Financial Close R
Lessons from SaaS Leaders: Aligning Your Budget to Changing Business Goals R
How to Power Your Digital Finance Transformation R
Transforming Finance-Led Processes for Growth R
Rethinking FP&A: An Analyst’s View
Five Steps to Selecting Financial Software to Grow Your Business
Vena Announces Vena Copilot for Microsoft Teams
Vena’s 2025 Industry Benchmark Report Reveals What’s Next for FP&A Teams
Vena Kicks Off FY26 with Record Growth
Vena Recognized in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions
Vena Achieves US$100 Million ARR
Vena Named Top Leader in 2024 BARC Planning Survey
Vena Introduces Vena for Microsoft PowerPoint
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Prophix One™ is a Financial Performance platform for the Office of the CFO in midmarket organizations that delivers best-of-breed solutions for Financial Close & Consolidation, Accounting & Compliance, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Reporting & Analytics. All delivered through a single point of entry with single sign-on and a centralized data model. Prophix One FP&A Plus handles the greater complexity and granularity needed for operational planning and Prophix One Intelligence is an advanced AI engine natively integrated into the Prophix One Platform. See detailed ratings and compare to Planful, Vena or other vendors >>>
Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, , Not for Profit, Professional Services, Retail
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BARC The Planning Survey 23 R
BPM Partners Impact of Hg Acquisition of Prophix
BPM Partners Prophix Acquisition of Sigma Conso
BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Prophix R
BPM Partners Prophix a Key Competitor in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Community Bank
Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Senior Living Communities
New Performance Management Leaders 2023
The Future of Finance 2023: Insights from Prophix CEO
Introducing Prophix’s Financial Performance Platform
Why Analyst Reports Are Key to Choosing a CPM Vendor
Prophix Launched Industry’s First Virtual Financial Analyst Leveraging NLP
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